Apple Pork Ribs Soup / Mulled Cider / Nabeyaki Udon + Three Mushroom Vegetarian Nabeyaki Udon

Blog Post & Recipe: Apple Pork Ribs Soup 苹果猪骨汤

The flavour of this soup really depends on what type or how big the apples are. The original recipe calls for 4 apples but I used 3 instead as the apples I used were quite large and I was afraid that the soup would be too sweet. So remember to adjust accordingly to your taste.

Blog Post & Recipe: How to make mulled cider

The basic idea of making any mulled drink is to warm the liquor gently with spices. Which spices to use is up to you – nutmeg, star anise and vanilla can be used, though we're going to stick with tradition and use just cloves and cinnamon. Sugar or honey can be added to taste but because of the unusual addition of the very sweet sloe gin in this recipe, you probably won't need it.

Blog Post & Recipe: Nabeyaki Udon and Three Mushroom Vegetarian Nabeyaki Udon

So find some loved ones and get yourself into the kitchen to make some nabeyaki udon. This udon has the thick chewy udon noodles and vegetables of the regular nabeyaki udon, but is made with a mushroom stock base. Plus it sports three varieties of mushrooms—shiitake, king trumpet, and enoki mushrooms and cubes of sauteed tofu. If you can’t find some of the mushrooms, substitute your favorites!

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes / Autumn Udon with Vegetables / Poulet Antiboise

Blog Post & Recipe: Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

This combination of lemons, raspberries, and blueberries with some ricotta cheese for tang will have you making this batter again and again. You could even make the batter the night before, and that beats a pancake mix any day.

Blog Post & Recipe: Recipe: Autumn Udon with Vegetables

Tara shared with us a recipe from the book that's perfect for fall: a simple udon noodle served with shredded carrots, spinach and shiitake mushrooms. Like much of Japanese cooking, the beauty and taste lies in the simplicity of the recipe.

Blog Post & Recipe: Poulet Antiboise

I was reading The Financial Times and came across this Elizabeth David’s recipe recited by Rowley Leigh, the in-house cook ... Despite the short list of ingredients, this dish was nothing like I’d tasted before. The onion cooked down to something sweet. The olives were salty shrapnels which went very well with the rather neutral chicken.

Mushroom Udon Noodles / How to Wash Rice / Soto Medan

Blog Post & Recipe: Mushroom Udon Noodles

I love thick, chewy udon noodles and the two kinds of mushrooms add another layer of chew to the dish. They are lightly seasoned with ginger, garlic, soy and sesame.

Blog Post & Video: Video: Atsushi's Way to Wash Rice Perfectly

Grains of rice need to absorb just the right amount of moisture before cooking so they can steam properly (humidity is how heat travels in foods) -- so washing the rice is key.

Blog Post & Recipe: Soto Medan

The soup is simple coconut milk-based soup, cook with spice paste and serve with condiments. Spices used that gives it the vibrant yellowish hue is fresh turmeric root paste. Almost all of fresh and dried spices found and grown in our region is used in the soup. The condiments are shredded chicken meat, bean sprouts, glass noodles and perkedel (potato patties). The soup is served warm with all these, sprinkled with shallot flakes, chopped spring onions and Chinese celery and liberally dosed with kecap manis (sweet soy sauce).

Sweet Potato Ginger Risotto / Yaki Udon / Wakame Seaweed Salad

Blog Post & Recipe: Sweet Potato Ginger Risotto

This sweet potato ginger risotto uses dashi (Japanese sea stock) instead of broth. Fresh ginger adds warmth and cubes of sweet potato had creamy flavor, color, and all kinds of great vitamins and antioxidants.

Blog Post & Recipe: yaki udon

When you are too lazy to cook something fancy then you know that this Japanese stir-fry noodle is something you are going to cook as you can simply throw (any left-over) whatever in your fridge in a wok and there you have it.

Blog Post & Recipe: Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Wakame Seaweed Salad

I have been a long-time glutton for the bright green seaweed salads sold at most take-away sushi shops. This version uses reconstituted wakame seaweed, deep green, salty and earthy. The smallest slick of sesame oil cuts through the rice wine vinegar and fresh lemon juice.

Herby Summer Udon / Braised Artichokes / Four Testicle Recipes & Fried Chicken

Blog Post & Recipe: Brighten that dish with a dash of fresh herbs

Fresh herbs add the layered flavor of herbaceousness

Herby Summer Udon

Article & Recipe & Video: Artichokes Take a Dip in a Pool of Stock

As each half was ready, I put it, cut side down, in a large skillet filmed with butter. Oil is fine if you pick one that tastes good. When they were all in, and browned, I added stock ...

Braised Artichokes

Article & Recipes: Testicle... It's What's for Dinner and Aching Thighs (Onstad's Fried Chicken). [via Metafilter]

Onstad says. "When I write these Achewood cookbooks I try to be, you know, meticulous. Making sure you have as much help as possible, because if you look at any recipe, there's a lot of gray area."

Preparing Your Testicles for Action ... Animelles en Persillade ... Unhappy Family Jewels ... Ranch Tackle ... Tacos de Cojones

Mushroom Crêpe Cake / Cooking with Bitters / Cooking Dried Udon Noodles

Blog Post & Recipe: mushroom crêpe cake

The first one one was never meant to be, it sticks or tears, it’s too thick or thin, your fingers burn and you drop it, you flip it too soon; it’s best to move on quickly. The second one may be usable, but it’s never a pretty little thing.

Blog Post: Bitters in Your Sweets

A pamphlet I came across inside a corporate mixing guide first published in 1947 is full of stupidly perfect suggestions: add Angostura to hamburger patties, packaged pudding, or canned cream of mushroom soup. And why not?

Blog Post: Cooking Tip: How to Cook Dried Udon Noodles

Mark Bittman describes a way of cooking dried udon that we'd never heard of before. He says to add the dried udon noodles to salted boiling water as we've been doing. But when the water comes back to a boil, you add a cup of cold water to the pot.

Purple Udon. Cow Head Barbacoa. Four Marinades.

Blog Post & Recipe: Red Cabbage Udon Noodle Soup - Purple Udon!

This is a simple udon noodle soup for Presto Pasta Nights created by Ruth, and this week hosted by Pam of Sidewalk Shoes.

Blog Post & Recipe: How to make cow head barbacoa

“What do you want with a cow head?” asked the farmer selling beef at the Union Square Greenmarket. “We don’t sell cow heads here in New York—they’re illegal.”

Article & Recipes: Summer marinades

There are two reasons to marinate (well, three if you count sloth): to tenderise texture and enhance flavour. Marinades are a combination of acidic ingredients (ie lemon juice or wine), flavourings (herbs, spices and garlic) and a glug or two of oil.

Basil, garlic & chilli marinade ... Ginger & soy marinade ... Yogurt & mint marinade ... Hugh's herby marinade

Japanese Mushrooms. Ginger-Poached Noodles. Grilled Leeks.

Blog Post & Recipe: Perfectly Grilled Leeks

The thing is, there are a few pre-grill steps you have to take before you can throw the suckers over the fire.

Blog Post & Recipe: Ginger-Poached Noodles Recipe

I poached spinach noodles, tofu, and baby broccoli in ginger broth. Finished it with a splash of soy sauce, mint, basil, lime juice and red pepper flakes, and in the end it was a quick, simple, clean, invigorating lunch.

Blog Post & Recipes: Japanese Mushroom Lovefest

White Beech Mushrooms (Bunapi Shimeji), Brown Beech Mushrooms (Buna Shimeji), Maitake Mushrooms and King Trumpet Mushrooms (Eryngii)

Shimeji Mushroom Recipes

Halibut and Shimeji Mushroom in Parchment Recipe
Truffled Potatoes with Shimeji Recipe
Shimeji Mushrooms with Aburage Miso Soup Recipe
Mum’s Yaki Udon with Shimeji Recipe
Fried Tofu Stuffed with Shimeji Recipe
Seared Scallops in Spicy Cream Sauce with Buna Shimeji Mushrooms Recipe
Ramen with Salmon and Shimeji Mushrooms Recipe
Steak with Shimeji Mushrooms Recipe

Maitake Mushroom Recipes:

Maitake Mushroom Chawan Mushi Recipe
Beer Battered Maitake Mushroom With Japanese Tartar Sauce Recipe
Maitake Sea Bass Recipe
Maitake Mushroom & Asparagus Stir Fry Recipe
Maitake and Beech Mushrooms with Simmered Tofu on Sesame Rice Recipe

King Trumpet Mushroom Recipes

Arctic Char with King Trumpet Mushrooms and Lemon Butter Sauce Recipe
Roasted King Trumpet Mushrooms Recipe
Breaded Curried King Trumpet Mushroom Recipe
Braised Chicken with King Trumpets Recipe
King Oyster Mushroom Stirfry Recipe
Roasted King Trumpet Mushroom Recipe

Salmon with udon broth

Recipe: Pan-fried salmon with chilli coriander udon broth.

Next time you're wondering what to do with salmon, there's this.

Japanese meal in half an hour.

Article/Recipe: You can make a Japanese meal in half an hour.

Kitse udon, short-cut donburi and butter yaki.